later years. Later work in politics Pajcic ended his electoral career after the 1986 election and reentered the practice of law in Jacksonville with his brother Gary Pajcic. In 1995, the Pajcic brothers managed Glover's ultimately successful campaign to become Duval County's first African-American sheriff. Their law firm was also a major financial contributor to Bill Bradley's 2000 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. In March 2007, Pajcic hosted one of the first fundraisers for future President Barack Obama. On January 7, 2017, President Obama returned to Pajcic's home as a groomsman in the wedding of Pajcic's daughter Helen to Obama's Travel Director and confidant Marvin Nicholson. Secretary of State John Kerry conducted the ceremony. Pajcic & Pajcic (the brothers' law firm) donated $7500 to the successful 2006 gubernatorial campaign of then-Republican Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist (who became a Democrat four years later). Continued work in education Besides working as an attorney, Pajcic has remained an active proponent of education as a private citizen. In 1992, Pajcic and his brother Gary established a million dollar endowment at the University of North Florida to pay the full tuition of any graduate of their alma mater, Paxon High School, who was accepted at and enrolled at UNF. Pajcic has also set up an endowment to pay the tuition of Paxon students who enroll at his college alma mater, Princeton University. In 2002, the Pajcic brothers donated another $1 million to boost education at five inner-city elementary schools in Jacksonville. On February 10, 2014, Steve and his wife, Anne, donated $2 million to Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. It is the largest amount the historically black college has ever received in a single donation. Pajcic said it is a blessing to be able to help others. Former Sheriff Nat Glover graduated from EWC and is now the President of the school. References |- |- 1946 births Living people American people of Croatian descent Politicians from Jacksonville, Florida University of North Florida Princeton University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives American philanthropists 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American lawyers Candidates in the 1986 United States elections Florida lawyers